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Excerpt from 1896 Book North Carolina and its Resources published by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture

Panacea Springs

these celebrated springs are situated near Littleton, on the Raleigh and Gaston Branch of the Seaboard Air Line railroad. The waters have only become widely known during the past few years, but have already acquired fame at home and abroad. The claims for efficacy in many maladies are very expensive, but appear to be well sustained. For dspepsia they are said to be very beneficial; also for chronic diarrhoea, scofula, kidney troubles and other diseases. The waters lose none of their virtues by transportation, and are sold by the drug stores throughout this and the adjoining states.

Historical Places

Person's Ordinary

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Person's Ordinary ** (added 1973 - Building - #73001379)
SR 1001, Littleton, North Carolina.

Panacea Springs (click on the words Panacea Springs to open new page)

Panacea Springs

Mosby Hall (click on words to open new page)

Mosby Hall

We are looking for pictures of Mosby Hall, if anyone would care to let me scan it and place it on this website it would be greatly appreciated.

Mosby Hall was well known for its architectural features. It is listed in the Library of Congress, Washington DC for these features. The main avenue to the home was once used as a training course for William P. Littleton's race horses. This track would later become Mosby Avenue.

With the origin of Person's Ordinary and Mosby Hall began the small town of Littleton North Carolina. A post office was established in 1820 and by 1823, Littleton had been mentioned by name in the newspapers. in 1870, Littleton had a population of 75 people. Seven years later it became a chartered town.